[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2157-2158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-501]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7860-5]


Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office; Notification of 
Upcoming Meetings of the Science Advisory Board Perfluorooctanoic Acid 
Risk Assessment (PFOA) Review Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 
public teleconference and a public face-to-face meeting of the SAB 
Perfluorooctanoic Acid Risk Assessment (PFOA) Review Panel.

DATES: January 25, 2005: The Panel will hold a public teleconference on 
January 25, 2005, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EST).
    February 22-23, 2005: The Panel will hold a public face-to-face 
meeting starting February 22, 2005, at 8:30 a.m., adjourning at 
approximately 5 p.m. (EST) on February 23, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will take place via telephone 
only. The public face-to-face meeting of the SAB PFOA Review Panel will 
be held at the SAB Conference Center located at the Woodies Building, 
1025 F Street, NW., Room 3705, Washington, DC, 20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain the call-in number and access code to participate in the 
teleconference may contact Dr. Sue Shallal, EPA Science Advisory Board 
Staff (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-9977 
or via e-mail at [email protected]. Technical Contact: The 
technical contact in EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics 
(OPPT) is Dr. Jennifer Seed who can be reached at via e-mail at 
[email protected] or via telephone/voice mail: 202-564-7634.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Summary: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 
92-463, Notice is hereby given that the SAB PFOA Review Panel will hold 
a public teleconference and meeting to conduct a peer review of EPA's 
Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) Risk Assessment. The dates and times for 
the teleconference and meeting are provided above.
    Background: EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) 
had requested that the SAB peer review the Agency's Perfluorooctanoic 
Acid (PFOA) Risk Assessment. Background on this SAB review and the 
process for formation of this review panel was provided in a Federal 
Register Notice published on March 29, 2004 (69 FR 16249-16250).
    The purpose of the upcoming teleconference is for the SAB PFOA 
Review Panel to review available advisory and background materials, 
identify additional information needs, discuss the draft charge 
questions to the SAB and plan for a face-to-face meeting. The purpose 
of the face-to-face meeting is to conduct a review of the PFOA risk 
assessment and prepare a response to the charge questions.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: A final roster of the SAB PFOA 
Review Panel, meeting agendas, and charge questions to the SAB will be 
posted on the SAB Web site (http://www.epa.gov/sab/) prior to the 
meeting. EPA's PFOA risk assessment and related background information 
on PFOA may be found at: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/pfoa/index.htm.
    Procedures for Providing Public Comment: It is the policy of the 
EPA

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Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office to accept written public 
comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public comments 
whenever possible. The SAB Staff Office expects that public statements 
presented at the PFOA Review Panel's meetings will not be repetitive of 
previously submitted oral or written statements. Oral Comments: 
Requests to provide oral comments must be in writing (e-mail, fax or 
mail) and received by Dr. Shallal no later than five business days 
prior to the teleconference or meeting in order to reserve time on the 
meeting agenda. For teleconferences, opportunities for oral comment 
will usually be limited to no more than three minutes per speaker or 
organization and no more than fifteen minutes total. For face-to-face 
meetings, opportunities for oral comment will usually be limited to no 
more than ten minutes per speaker or organization (unless otherwise 
stated). Speakers should bring at least 35 copies of their comments and 
presentation slides for distribution to the reviewers and public at the 
meeting. Written Comments: Although written comments are accepted until 
the date of the meeting (unless otherwise stated), written comments 
should be received in the SAB Staff Office at least five business days 
prior to the meeting date so that the comments may be made available to 
the committee for their consideration. Comments should be supplied to 
the DFO at the address/contact information noted above in the following 
formats: one hard copy with original signature and one electronic copy 
via e-mail (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, Word, 
or Rich Text files (in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format).

    Dated: January 6, 2005.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 05-501 Filed 1-11-05; 8:45 am]
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